Arriving home‚ his meeting with Abda Afridi had triggered a fresh wave of inner conflict. His‚ sweats and nightmares returned with a fury unleashed. No matter how hard he tried to escape to his secret place‚ all he found was an uncontrollable shivering. His hair-raising escape from the Syrian farmhouse‚ played back like a horror video‚ leaving him crippled with fear. As he experienced it all over again‚ his eyes darted everywhere looking for any perceived threat. When he glanced down at his hands
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"All that Remains" They say it must have been an accident‚ especially since his eyesight was entirely gone. They claim the fire consumed the house‚ the orange and yellow hands of the flame spread its reach on everything it could. It even looked as though it could threaten to eat the sky. She stood there‚ unsure of whether to be shocked‚ distraught‚ or angry. And finally‚ finally after several moments‚ her feet allowed her to approach what was left of her home--was her home? All that remained was
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A couple weeks had gone by‚ Ashleigh had dragged me to Toronto to take a look at this flat‚ and to be completely honest‚ it was probably the best flat I’ve seen for a while. Especially for the money. Since Thanksgiving was coming up (American; my mom was from New York) I decided to pay my parents a visit in Montreal‚ I haven’t seen them in such a long time and I really missed them‚ especially my brother and my niece. I arrived at my parents house at around 8 PM‚ not giving them any warning about
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The love making had taken energy out of the Alpha King. Laying there in the grass‚ he relaxed for the first time in days. Everything in the world was in its natural order. More or less at least. His arms circled around his wife. Pulling her lithe form to his chest. Kissing her forehead as they lay together. "I’d thought I would lose you to death." he whispered. Feeling at ease with her so close and in good health. "But we’re together now. Nothing will stop our love. Nothing that we can’t conquer
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Track And Field The track looked longer than it looked before. I could feel my legs shaking and I could barely breath. It was my first time running the 100 dash‚ and it was one of the scariest‚ most nerve racking moments of my life. I couldn’t help but feel like I was the new kid on the block. All these kids looked like they were trained their entire life for this one moment‚ and I didn’t even have the proper shoes or blocks( those things that runners put their feet on a the beginning ). I looked
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So here I am walking down to the beach on one hot blazing day‚ must be another beautiful day in Laguna. I have lived here since I was about three years old and from what I can remember there have been have been no signs what so ever about sharks‚ shark nets and shark attacks being here. I see lots of beach huts with their own distinctive shapes and smell about them. The sea is water is so clear it is blue‚ pure blue. I have not seen anything like this in all the time I have lived here. There are
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John and Carrie. I’m about to share with you one of the best‚ worst‚ and wildest experiences I have ever faced. It all started on a cold‚ September day‚ with it storming cats and dogs. I was in my bookshop‚ right next to the Blackleaf Lake‚ when he walked in. John was soaked from head to toe‚ and I just assumed it was from the storm. I got up off of the reading couch‚ and asked if he would like a towel and something dry to wear‚ and as I approached him I noticed what he was wearing. He looked
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Three Words and Thirty Minutes Imagine your life flashing before you. What you had yesterday‚ you might not have today. Your loved ones you had a conversation with and were able to see days ago‚ might have been the last time you might ever talk to them and see them. All of this happens within minutes and without any warning. Put yourself in the position of someone who has to question if they will be able to see the sun rise the next morning; like myself. Early in the morning of October 25‚ the
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A MODERN FAIRYTALE :D Once upon a time… I hate to begin with this‚ starting it off as if it’s a happy story‚ a story that will have the ending of the famous last words; happily ever after. I will start this story again‚ this time with a different set out. One day‚ there was a young naïve girl named Mia who believed in ‘happily ever after’ and thought she had found her prince charming. Everything was perfect‚ beautiful romantic dates under the starry night and long walks by the seaside until one
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After what seemed like an eternity‚ the ground flattened when he reached the top. A dozen more steps gave the thief a view of the fence. He silently cursed since all he saw was corn. Turning to his right‚ the criminal eased his way down the fence line. The dark blob ahead solidified into the barn when it was closer. At last he had eyes on the house‚ which was completely dark. A small sigh left his lips when he sat on a log and began to wait. Trey’s head nodded from dozing off. From long
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